NEWARK, N.J. – When this playoff series between the Rangers and Devils started on Tuesday, it looked as if it could be a long one.
It might not be.
Chris Kreider scored two power-play goals, and Vladimir Tarasenko and Patrick Kane each had a goal as the Rangers dominated their Hudson River rivals and beat them, 5-1, at Prudential Center Thursday to sweep the first two games of the teams’ first-round series and take a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
